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California Still Counting Votes, but Cannabis Was a Clear Winner

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

While election day couldn’t get over soon enough for a lot of people, the 2018 midterms feel like they won’t ever end with recounts ongoing in Florida and votes still being counted in California...

What Will Donald Trump’s New Attorney General Mean for Cannabis?

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 9, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Donald Trump shook up the political world (what else is new) when he fired Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions the day following the 2018 midterms. Now, speculation has begun on who the permanent...

More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 9, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

The last days of October and early ones of November 2018 might yet go down in history as one of those “weed watershed moments.” That said, 10/25 much less 11/01 do not have quite the same...

Reuters: Cannabis Stocks Rise as Voter Approval Grows

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 8, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Cannabis stocks remain extremely volatile, but positive electoral news pushed up their value following the 2018 midterm elections. While there will be plenty of ups and downs in the marijuana market,...

Donald Trump to Replace Jeff Sessions with Chris Christie?

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 8, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

Folks can move in and out of favor with Donald Trump rather quickly. Jeff Sessions was rewarded for being Trump’s first U.S. Senate endorser with an Attorney General appointment, but he was relegated...

Reefer Madness Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns!

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 7, 2018. Posted in ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

At Donald Trump’s request, Jeff Sessions resigned today as U.S. Attorney General. In other words, he was fired. In Trump’s doghouse for recusing himself from overseeing Robert Mueller’s...

Blue Wave? Meh. Red Wave? Nope. Green Wave? YES!

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 7, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

The contentious 2016 midterm elections are now behind us (mostly, as final votes are still being counted in several places) and politicians and pundits will now debate what the results mean. The Democrats...

Whether Donald Trump or the Democrats Win, Cannabis Can Be Victorious

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 6, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC San Francisco, Politics.

One of the more contentious midterm elections of all time will (finally) be over today as Democrats try to wrestle control of the House and the Senate from Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Some...

Big State Marijuana Measures on the Ballot Tomorrow

Written by Anthony Johnson on November 5, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, Medical, Politics.

While most of the political attention is on the congressional midterms tomorrow, there are some big marijuana measures on the ballots tomorrow. There is some debate as to which party will be better...